§ 42-165-3. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings
unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) The "Ecosystem� is the executive office of health and human services integrated data
system.
(2) "Participating agency� means the Rhode Island department of education, the office
of the postsecondary commissioner, the Rhode Island department of labor and training,
executive office of health and human services, and any agency that has executed a
memorandum of understanding for recurring participation in the Rhode Island longitudinal
data system.
(3) "Rhode Island integrated data system� or "RIIDS� means the state individual-, family-,
or unit-level data system that links and integrates records from state datasets from
all major education, economic, health, human service, labor, and public safety programs
including the RILDS, the Ecosystem, and any other data repositories accepted by the
RIIDS governing board.
(4) "Rhode Island Longitudinal Data System� (RILDS) formerly known as the RI DataHUB operated
by DataSpark, is the current statewide longitudinal data system located for budgetary
purposes in the office of the postsecondary commissioner.
(5) "State and federal privacy laws� means all applicable state and federal privacy laws
and accompanying regulations, including but not limited to the federal Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act and its accompanying regulations ("FERPA�), Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAAâ€�), R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-42-38, 20 C.F.R. § 603.1 et seq., and any other privacy measures that apply to the personally identifiable
information that is used by the center and/or becomes part of the RILDS, the Ecosystem
or RIIDS hereunder.
(6) "Statewide longitudinal data system� or "longitudinal data system� or "SLDS� means
an individual- or unit-level data system that links and integrates records from state
datasets including but not limited to early childhood and prekindergarten, through
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, and into the workforce from participating
agencies and entities.